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Games Like Emily Wants To Play

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Horror, Indie, First-Person, Singleplayer.

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It’s 11pm and the last house on your route. The windows are boarded up, the yard is overgrown, but the lights are on and the front door is open… strange place to deliver a pizza. You’re getting soaked from the rain, so you hesitantly step inside the house. You shouldn’t have done that.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 78% — of 2,309 reviews
Released: 2015-12-10
Developer: Shawn Hitchcock
Publisher: Hitchcock Games
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Median playtime: 36 min
Mean playtime: 3.2 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 41%

Overview

Emily Wants To Play is a quintessential indie horror experience that traps players in a confined space with malevolent entities, relying on pattern recognition and intense jump-scare mechanics. These recommendations focus on games that capture that same claustrophobic atmosphere, task-based survival, and the constant dread of being hunted by specific, recurring threats within a single location.

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  1. #1 Emily Wants to Play Too
    97% matchVery Positive80% of 557 reviews2017
    Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    No one believed the pizza guy. They kept the dolls. A sandwich delivery guy is on his way to Central Evidence. He is not ready for what he finds. Emily and the dolls are back with new friends, scares and more. Use stealth and strategy to survive their unique games in this survival horror.

    Why similar: Horror 54.6%, Survival Horror 21.5%, Multiplayer 7.1%, Strategy 4.4%, Simulation 3.2%

    Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel expands on the original's mechanics with more complex entity behaviors and a larger, more varied environment.

  2. #2 Granny
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 10,419 reviews2018
    Dev: DVloper
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    You have to escape Granny`s house...You have five days...

    Why similar: Horror 41.9%, Survival Horror 25.3%, VR 10.3%, Multiplayer 7.2%, First-Person 3.3%

    Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the tense, hide-and-seek nature of being trapped in a house with a hostile entity.

  3. #3 Pacify
    96% matchVery Positive86% of 42,589 reviews2019
    Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.

    Why similar: Horror 58.3%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Co-op 4.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title focuses on completing specific tasks while avoiding a supernatural entity that haunts the building.

  4. #4 Five Nights at Freddy's
    95% matchVery Positive94% of 58,489 reviews2014
    Dev: Scott Cawthon
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!

    Why similar: Horror 49.9%, Survival Horror 23.7%, Jump Scare 8.6%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Difficult 3.2%

    Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive entity-management horror game that popularized the mechanics of monitoring threats to survive the night.

  5. #5 Dark Deception
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 23,693 reviews2018
    Dev: Glowstick Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.

    Why similar: Horror 55.8%, Survival Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Multiplayer 7.4%, First-Person 3.2%

    Why You'll Like It: It features intense, maze-like survival gameplay where you must manage your movement to avoid being caught by unique, terrifying entities.

  6. #6 Poppy Playtime
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 139,299 reviews2021
    Dev: Mob Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.

    Why similar: Horror 60.9%, Survival Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 6.8%, First-Person 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It combines puzzle-solving with the constant threat of being hunted by a recurring, toy-themed antagonist.

  7. #7 Visage
    93% matchVery Positive84% of 10,777 reviews2020
    Dev: SadSquare Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

    Why similar: Horror 52.8%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Multiplayer 5.3%, First-Person 2.3%

    Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game focuses on exploring a shifting, haunted house where you are constantly vulnerable to supernatural events.

  8. #8 Tattletail
    92% matchVery Positive95% of 4,979 reviews2016
    Dev: Waygetter ElectronicsPub: Little Flag Software, LLC
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    It’s Christmas 1998. The world’s most annoying toy just came out, and yours won’t stay in his box. Can you stop Tattletail from getting you in trouble before the bloodthirsty Mama Tattletail hunts you down? Story-driven first person horror. New DLC Included!

    Why similar: Horror 52%, Survival Horror 29.6%, First-Person 4.9%, Indie 2.6%, Difficult 2.4%

    Why You'll Like It: It utilizes the 'creepy toy' trope to create a tense survival experience where you must keep your entities quiet to avoid detection.

  9. #9 The Mortuary Assistant
    91% matchVery Positive92% of 8,591 reviews2022
    Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.

    Why similar: Horror 80%, Multiplayer 7.5%, Simulation 3.7%, First-Person 3.6%, Indie 2.1%

    Why You'll Like It: This game blends task-based gameplay with the constant threat of supernatural entities, requiring careful observation to survive.

  10. #10 Slender: The Arrival
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 9,279 reviews2013
    Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.

    Why similar: Horror 56.2%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 5.6%, Multiplayer 5.1%, Jump Scare 3.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A classic of the genre, it focuses on the dread of being stalked by an entity that you must avoid while completing objectives.

  11. #11 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
    90% matchVery Positive95% of 35,454 reviews2010
    Dev: Frictional Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

    Why similar: Horror 62.6%, Survival Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, First-Person 3%, Indie 1.5%

    Why You'll Like It: It pioneered the 'hiding and running' survival horror style, forcing players to manage their sanity while avoiding monsters.

  12. #12 Murder House
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,314 reviews2020
    Dev: Puppet Combo
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!

    Why similar: Horror 53.1%, Survival Horror 32.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Indie 1.8%, Adventure 1.6%

    Why You'll Like It: This retro-styled horror game traps you in a house with a persistent killer, mirroring the claustrophobic dread of the seed game.

  13. #13 Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
    89% matchVery Positive90% of 12,519 reviews2016
    Dev: Scott Cawthon
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 57.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.

    Why similar: Horror 49.4%, Survival Horror 28.7%, Psychological Horror 5.5%, First-Person 4.2%, Difficult 3.3%

    Why You'll Like It: This entry shifts the focus to task-based survival, requiring you to navigate different rooms to complete objectives while avoiding robots.

  14. #14 Outlast
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 136,412 reviews2013
    Dev: Red Barrels
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.

    Why similar: Horror 60.3%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 7%, Multiplayer 4.2%, First-Person 3.2%

    Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the feeling of helplessness and the necessity of hiding from pursuers in a confined, terrifying environment.

  15. #15 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,906 reviews2017
    Dev: Albino Moose Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.

    Why similar: Horror 48.7%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Jump Scare 9%, VR 6.9%, Psychological Horror 6.1%

    Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the same jump-scare-heavy, room-by-room progression that makes the seed game so unpredictable.

  16. #16 Boogeyman
    86% matchVery Positive80% of 666 reviews2015
    Dev: Clockwork Wolf
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Live your childhood nightmare and try to survive against the Boogeyman. Equipped with only your flashlight, survive each night until the morning light.

    Why similar: Horror 71.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Strategy 5.2%, Multiplayer 4.2%, Indie 3.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It directly mirrors the seed game's premise of surviving the night in a bedroom against supernatural entities using limited tools.

  17. #17 From The Darkness
    85% matchVery Positive89% of 3,478 reviews2021
    Dev: N4bA
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.

    Why similar: Horror 54.3%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Walking Simulator 3.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It provides a short, atmospheric experience focused on exploring a dark, abandoned apartment filled with supernatural tension.

  18. #18 Stay Out of the House
    84% matchVery Positive94% of 1,823 reviews2022
    Dev: Puppet Combo
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!

    Why similar: Horror 47.5%, Survival Horror 39.9%, First-Person 3.9%, Indie 3.9%, Action 3.2%

    Why You'll Like It: This immersive sim horror game traps you in a house with a deranged killer, requiring stealth and resource management to escape.

  19. #19 123 Slaughter Me Street
    86% matchMixed69% of 393 reviews2015
    Dev: Nate SandersPub: Impulse Game Studios, LLC.
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 97.0 hrs≥1hr: 23%

    Wounded and on the run, trapped in an abandoned building, armed only with a dying flashlight. Navigate darkness, outsmart lurking horrors, and escape before they reach you. A tense, paranoia-driven survival experience where every moment counts.

    Why similar: Horror 86.7%, Action 6.2%, Indie 5.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%

    Why You'll Like It: This game features entity-management mechanics where you must react quickly to the movements of creepy, puppet-like monsters.

  20. #20 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
    84% matchVery Positive89% of 8,210 reviews2014
    Dev: Krillbite Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

    Why similar: Horror 71.5%, Survival Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 3.9%, First-Person 3.3%, Indie 2.7%

    Why You'll Like It: This game captures the vulnerability of being a child in a house filled with terrifying, distorted entities.

  21. #21 Hello Neighbor
    83% matchVery Positive86% of 30,710 reviews2017
    Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Hello Neighbor is a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.

    Why similar: Horror 48.8%, Survival Horror 24.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Strategy 4.3%, Difficult 4.1%

    Why You'll Like It: It features a house-based stealth mechanic where you must outsmart an AI that learns from your movements.

  22. #22 [Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 3,128 reviews2022
    Dev: Chilla's Art
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    The Closing Shift | 閉店事件 is a Japanese horror game about a girl on a closing shift.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 59%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Simulation 9.3%, First-Person 8.6%, Action 7.2%

    Why You'll Like It: It excels at building a slow-burn, stalker-based atmosphere within a single, mundane location that becomes increasingly dangerous.

  23. #23 The Cabin Factory
    81% matchVery Positive91% of 3,657 reviews2024
    Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.

    Why similar: Horror 50.6%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Walking Simulator 5.9%, First-Person 4.2%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers a psychological, house-based horror experience that relies on atmosphere and environmental storytelling.

  24. #24 Five Nights at Freddy's 4
    82% matchVery Positive93% of 16,670 reviews2015
    Dev: Scott Cawthon
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.

    Why similar: Horror 46.3%, Survival Horror 27.4%, Psychological Horror 7.2%, Jump Scare 4.2%, Difficult 3.8%

    Why You'll Like It: This game brings the survival horror directly into a bedroom, mirroring the 'trapped in a room' feeling of the seed game.

  25. #25 Home Sweet Home
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 3,772 reviews2017
    Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.

    Why similar: Horror 52.3%, Survival Horror 17.8%, VR 8.5%, Psychological Horror 6.5%, Multiplayer 5.7%

    Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes stealth and puzzle-solving while being pursued by a relentless spirit in a dark, confined setting.

  26. #26 Five Nights at Freddy's 3
    80% matchVery Positive90% of 11,183 reviews2015
    Dev: Scott Cawthon
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Thirty years after Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed it's doors, the events that took place there have become nothing more than a rumor and a childhood memory, but the owners of "Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction" are determined to revive the legend and make the experience as authentic as possible for patrons, going to great l

    Why similar: Horror 47.5%, Survival Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Jump Scare 4%, First-Person 3.6%

    Why You'll Like It: It focuses on managing a single, persistent threat while maintaining the facility's systems.

  27. #27 Water Boiling Simulator
    78% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2026
    Dev: wolfyer
    Windows · Linux

    It's 2016. Explore through your house in the middle of the night and complete your chores before the water you put on the stove starts boiling. Sounds easy, right? If only you hadn't seen things you were not supposed to see.

    Why similar: Horror 42.6%, Survival Horror 31.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Strategy 4.6%, First-Person 4.5%

  28. #28 Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
    79% matchVery Positive94% of 32,968 reviews2017
    Dev: Scott Cawthon
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!

    Why similar: Horror 49.7%, Survival Horror 26.8%, Psychological Horror 5.9%, Simulation 3.9%, Difficult 3.2%

    Why You'll Like It: It combines business management with intense, late-night survival segments that require careful attention to audio and visual cues.

  29. #29 123 Slaughter Me Street 2
    79% matchVery Positive83% of 217 reviews2016
    Dev: Nate SandersPub: Impulse Game Studios, LLC.
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    In this exciting prequel to the hit game "123 Slaughter Me Street", we find out the deep dark secrets that lead up to the madness of this series. You find yourself confused with blood on your hands in a dark house with only a flashlight to guide you.

    Why similar: Horror 53.3%, Survival Horror 30.8%, Strategy 6.9%, Action 5.2%, Adventure 3.8%

    Why You'll Like It: The sequel refines the entity-avoidance mechanics, providing a similar level of jump-scare intensity.

  30. #30 Boogeyman 2
    78% matchVery Positive82% of 394 reviews2017
    Dev: Clockwork WolfPub: ClockWorkWolf
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Awoken in the night by your doll. Speaking as if it possesses a mind of its own. The doll warns you of a monster that has come to take you away.

    Why similar: Horror 49%, Survival Horror 25.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Strategy 7.2%, Indie 4.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It continues the strategy-based survival gameplay of the first, focusing on defending your position against supernatural threats.

  31. #31 FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,998 reviews2019
    Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.

    Why similar: Horror 45.4%, Survival Horror 20.9%, VR 17.6%, Psychological Horror 6.3%, First-Person 3.1%

  32. #32 Crawlspace 2
    76% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2023
    Dev: Kiririn
    Windows

    You saw an ad about someone needing help fixing their ventilation system. it sounded easy, but this job was much different then then usual work that you were used to.

    Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Survival Horror 21.9%, Jump Scare 16.6%, VR 13.6%, Strategy 4.7%

  33. #33 Five Nights In Saransk
    75% matchMixed65% of 122 reviews2025
    Dev: Pine Games
    Windows

    You wake up in the middle of the night in your cozy one-room apartment and notice something wandering around your five-story panel building. Your only task is to prevent these strange creatures from getting inside.

    Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Survival Horror 24%, Jump Scare 21%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Simulation 2.8%

  34. #34 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 15,438 reviews2015
    Dev: Lag Studios
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.

    Why similar: Horror 65.1%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, First-Person 3.9%, Indie 2.5%

  35. #35 Passing Pineview Forest
    77% matchMixed65% of 1,698 reviews2014
    Dev: VIS-GamesPub: United Independent Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%

    Passing Pineview Forest is a free mini-prequel set in the universe of Pineview Drive. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest...

    Why similar: Horror 65.7%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Multiplayer 6.3%, Psychological Horror 3.4%, First-Person 2.4%

  36. #36 Minds Eyes
    77% matchMixed69% of 1,838 reviews2016
    Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 21%

    You venture through your mind, trying desperately to wake up from your nightmares. Will you make it out?

    Why similar: Horror 64.6%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Multiplayer 6.5%, Psychological Horror 3.6%, Action 1.8%

  37. #37 Granny: Escape Together
    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,746 reviews2024
    Dev: CreepyToad
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    This is a creepy co-op horror game. In which you find yourself locked in a crazy Granny's house. But Granny is not the only danger that awaits you in the house, someone else creepy lives in the basement. You have five days to get out of the house!

    Why similar: Horror 42.9%, Survival Horror 30.8%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9%, First-Person 3.6%

  38. #38 Outlast 2
    74% matchVery Positive91% of 63,441 reviews2017
    Dev: Red Barrels
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.

    Why similar: Horror 50.7%, Survival Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Multiplayer 4.7%, First-Person 3.6%

  39. #39 Welcome to the Game II
    73% matchVery Positive84% of 3,446 reviews2018
    Dev: Reflect Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Welcome to the Game II is an atmospheric horror / strategy / puzzle game that takes you into the world of the deep web in search of the shadow web. Play as an investigative reporter trying to solve a case of a mysterious woman broadcasting for help as masked men are on the hunt to kill her.

    Why similar: Horror 56.5%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Strategy 5.1%, Difficult 3.6%

  40. #40 Infliction
    73% matchVery Positive81% of 951 reviews2018
    Dev: Caustic Reality
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

    Why similar: Horror 62.3%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Walking Simulator 5.4%, First-Person 4.6%, Indie 3.8%

  41. #41 Five Nights at Freddy's 2
    71% matchVery Positive94% of 25,775 reviews2014
    Dev: Scott Cawthon
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.

    Why similar: Horror 46.7%, Survival Horror 25%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Jump Scare 6%, Difficult 3.9%

  42. #42 Zardy's Maze
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 1,586 reviews2021
    Dev: Full Trek Media
    Windows · Mac

    Zardy's Maze is an extremely challenging horror game where you must enter a corn maze in the dead of night. Your goal? Cut down the giant plants that have started to grow there. Equipped with a flashlight and an axe, you must brave the unknown... And avoid what lurks in the darkness.

    Why similar: Horror 52.6%, Survival Horror 17.8%, Multiplayer 7.7%, Strategy 4.8%, Psychological Horror 4.4%

  43. #43 CASE: Animatronics
    72% matchVery Positive83% of 4,224 reviews2016
    Dev: Walnut LLC
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    CASE: Animatronics is a truly scary and challenging first-person stealth horror on PC. Control of the police department is in the hands of anonymous hacker. All exits are locked. Electricity is off. Metallic thumps are getting closer. Will you survive, Detective Bishop?

    Why similar: Horror 47.7%, Survival Horror 24.2%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Multiplayer 5.2%, First-Person 3.5%

  44. #44 The House
    74% matchMostly Negative36% of 91 reviews2014
    Dev: Konsordo
    Windows

    Plunge into the atmosphere of fear and horror,investigate the dark house full of mysteries and danger!

    Why similar: Horror 84.7%, Action 4.5%, Indie 4.4%, Adventure 3.7%, Walking Simulator 2.6%

  45. #45 Lights Off!
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,843 reviews2022
    Dev: TheDollarGameStore
    Windows

    Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed.

    Why similar: Horror 69.1%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Walking Simulator 3.7%, Adventure 3.6%

  46. #46 Fear Therapy
    70% matchMixed67% of 4,733 reviews2021
    Dev: Black Flag Studios
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Fear Therapy, is a multiplayer(1-4) and single player psychological horror game.Try to complete the quests and leave the horror house before it is too late! Satan getting angrier every second and nothing holding it back.

    Why similar: Horror 62.9%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Survival Horror 6.4%, Co-op 4.1%

  47. #47 Dollmare
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 2,094 reviews2024
    Dev: Alex GradePub: Almost Done Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.

    Why similar: Horror 58.9%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Simulation 7.6%, First-Person 6.7%, Walking Simulator 5.9%

  48. #48 Fear of Clowns
    72% matchMixed64% of 200 reviews2017
    Dev: Mikhail Nevsky
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    You woke up in the middle of the night from the doorbell's sound. Someone wants to play with you...

    Why similar: Horror 73.6%, Action 9.9%, Indie 8.7%, Adventure 7.8%

  49. #49 The Hat Man: Shadow Ward
    71% matchMixed65% of 3,324 reviews2016
    Dev: Game Mechanics LLC
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Based on a true story, discover the horror of the Canton insane asylum as you attempt to rescue your daughter. Experience the scariest game of 2014.

    Why similar: Horror 80.2%, Survival Horror 5.6%, First-Person 3.7%, Indie 3%, Action 2.1%

  50. #50 DON'T SCREAM TOGETHER
    68% matchMixed50% of 2,566 reviews2025
    Dev: Digital Cybercherries
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    A very simple co-op jumpscare horror experience where you and friends walk through a pitch black forest and try to stay quiet. Reach 8:00 AM without screaming or making a loud noise, or everyone dies. You will scream, shout, and probably laugh.

    Why similar: Horror 48.3%, Survival Horror 19%, Jump Scare 14.7%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Co-op 2.9%

  51. #51 White Noise 2
    70% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,868 reviews2017
    Dev: Milkstone Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Enjoy a 4vs1 asymmetric horror experience like no other. Be a part of the investigator team, or take control of the creature and devour them!

    Why similar: Horror 44.8%, Survival Horror 24.5%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Psychological Horror 5.7%, Co-op 3.6%

  52. #52 Creepy Shift: House For Sale
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 346 reviews2025
    Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
    Windows

    Handyman needed - ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.

    Why similar: Horror 49.4%, Survival Horror 30.1%, Simulation 6.7%, First-Person 5.7%, Action 3.8%

  53. #53 IMSCARED
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 3,850 reviews2016
    Dev: Ivan Zanotti's MyMadnessWorks
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    "I need a Heart in order to open it"

    Why similar: Horror 41.2%, Jump Scare 17.2%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, First-Person 3%

  54. #54 Ghost Watchers
    65% matchVery Positive86% of 16,206 reviews2025
    Dev: Renderise
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Ghost Watchers is a co-op online horror game. You will explore and hunt ghosts in abandoned houses

    Why similar: Horror 53.6%, Survival Horror 23.8%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Co-op 6.8%, VR 3.2%

  55. #55 Welcome Home
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 163 reviews2025
    Dev: Stalker StudiosPub: ITU Games
    Windows

    Where home feels wrong, and you're anything but welcome

    Why similar: Horror 52%, Survival Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, First-Person 4.7%, Action 3.7%

  56. #56 Joker Show - Horror Escape
    67% matchMostly Positive75% of 766 reviews2023
    Dev: Linked Squad
    Windows

    Your parents left for the night, and you stayed at home alone, you were bored and you decided to call the Jester (Joker), but something went wrong... It looks like you succeeded, now the jester wants to play with you, hide and don't let him catch you, find a way to call the jester away.

    Why similar: Horror 51.8%, Survival Horror 22.9%, Multiplayer 10.9%, First-Person 4.7%, Action 3.4%

  57. #57 Hide and Shriek
    68% matchVery Positive82% of 5,327 reviews2017
    Dev: Funcom
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    Scare or be scared in this FREE adrenaline-pumping multiplayer game full of hijinks and mischief! Set traps, cast spells, and scare the living hell out of your opponent to win!

    Why similar: Horror 58.8%, Multiplayer 21.1%, Psychological Horror 5.2%, VR 3.8%, First-Person 3%

  58. #58 Frosty Nights
    69% matchMostly Positive72% of 270 reviews2017
    Dev: ClockWork WolfPub: ClockWorkWolf
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Frosty Nights is a First Person hybrid horror game that focuses on atmosphere and suspense.

    Why similar: Horror 44.1%, Survival Horror 29.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Strategy 7.1%, Action 4.5%

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